Prior to the 2009-2010 season, the Portland Trailblazers signed Brandon Roy to a five-year, max contract worth $80 million. But lately, he’s had knee problems that have reduced him to a shell of his former self. Could the Blazers have seen this coming? According to John Canzano of the Oregonian newspaper in Southwest Ohio, Kevin [...]
In 2007, the Portland Trailblazers were faced with a dilemma with the first pick in the NBA draft: Greg Oden or Kevin Durant. They opted for Oden, and since Durant is already one of the best players in the NBA and Oden can’t stop being injured, it’s safe to say they made the right choice. [...]
We have passed on ass tons of rumors regarding potential trades for Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony. We’re sick of it. So, when we saw a trade rumor that didn’t involve Melo, we got all excited. Sources tell the Bergen Record that the New Jersey Nets and Portland Trailblazers have exchanged proposals regarding Devin Harris. [...]
Who said that the Cleveland Cavaliers needed LeBron James? Everyone acted like as soon as he bolted for Miami, the team would go in the tank. Not true. The Cavs are still out there on the hardwood setting records. Last night, they set a big one. Following a 111-105 defeat at the hands of the [...]
Portland Trailblazers guard Brandon Roy is good at basketball. Thusly, it did not give Trailblazers fans’ mouths a smile when they heard that he will be out indefinitely due to his sore knees. “Unfortunately, Brandon Roy’s condition has not significantly improved and we’ve decided to hold him out indefinitely,” said GM Rich Cho. “In the [...]
Portland Trailblazers center Greg Oden cannot catch a break. Literally. Any break associated with Oden in his short career usually happens in one of his knees. He will now undergo microfracture surgery for the second time in his career and miss the rest of the season. The good news is Oden has played a full [...]
Portland Trailblazers center Greg Oden has been battling back from a busted knee cap, but no one knows exactly when he’ll be back. And no one knows exactly how good he really is after he was taken with the No. 1-overall pick in 2007. Every time he starts to show you something, he gets hurt. [...]
This poor guy just can’t get healthy. Portland Trailblazers big man Greg Oden is trying to come back from a busted knee cap, but it’s taking quite a bit (not that we know the usual timetable for returning from such an injury). And the Associated Press reports that Oden couldn’t say for sure that he’d [...]
While Greg Oden certainly has the potential to become a good player in the NBA, so far, he can’t kick the injury bug. This time, he’s trying to recover from a fractured patella (knee cap) and it pains us to even write that. According to the Portland Trailblazers director of college scouting, Chad Buchanon, don’t [...]
Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers was on WEEI radio in Boston on Monday and talked about big man Rasheed Wallace. Rivers said that he thinks this is the end of the road for Wallace. “I think you have [seen Wallace's last game],” Rivers said. “He was so emotional right after the game, but Rasheed [...]
Sources tell ESPN.com that the Portland Trailblazers and F/C Marcus Camby are close to a contract extension that would keep the big man off of the free agent market this summer. Portland obviously likes the fit after they acquired him from the Los Angeles Clippers a few months ago. One source tells Stein that it [...]
Portland Trailblazers center Greg Oden had surgery in December on his fractured left knee cap. The hope was that he could mend quickly and maybe return for a playoff run, just in time to hurt himself again. But as of now, the chances of that happening are slim and none. “The chance of that happening [...]
Portland Trailblazers guard Brandon Roy tried playing in Tuesday night’s game but never made it to the second half due to his lingering hamstring injury. Furthermore, Roy isn’t sure if he’ll be healthy at any point this season and he could be missing a considerable amount of time again. PHOTO CAPTION: Stud “I think if [...]
League sources tell Yahoo! Sports that the Los Angeles Clippers have shipped center Marcus Camby to the Portland Trailblazers in exchange for a new pair of sneakers and a lump of coal. Actually, they will be getting Travis Outlaw, Steve Blake and $3 million, which they could easily spend on new sneakers if they so [...]
Portland Trailblazers center Greg Oden fractured his left knee cap on Saturday night during a 90-89 victory over the Houston Rockets. The former number one pick in the 2007 NBA draft has been injury plagued during his first three years and is approaching, if not already there, bust status. He missed the entire 2007-08 season [...]
Portland Trailblazers center and former #1-overall pick (in 1997? Some time around there? Seems like it’s been a while since we’ve seen him?) Greg Oden is actually playing basketball now. And it’s too early to tell, but he might not be a waste. On Wednesday, Oden scored 20 points and grabbed 12 boards against the [...]
Andy Miller, agent for Andre Miller, has confirmed that the point guard and the Portland Trailblazers are close to “finalizing” a deal and that it should be done in the next 24 hours. One source told Philly.com that the deal was “an improvement” on the deal the Sixers were offering, which was believed to be [...]
Sources tell ESPN.com that the ugliest person in all of sports has agreed to a deal with the Portland Trailblazers. Turkoglu, who looks like a is from Turkey and was a big factor in the Magic’s run to the Finals last year. Photo Caption: HEY-do TUR-ko-lu: adjective, French: 1. Butt ugly. 2. Having or containing [...]